Merry Christmas!
Saturday · Dec 25 · 2010 | 8:54 PM PSTTime to get off the bench. I've had a couple of weeks to get comfortable in my new city and new job so it's about time to liven things up again around here. I'm declaring my moving hiatus officially over today. That doesn't mean daily updates, but certainly more frequent than they have been over the last month.
Appropriately, we'll start with some hilarious specialty sweaters from the minors.
Wranglers sport Santa suitsThe ECHL's Las Vegas Wranglers hit the ice last weekend decked out in Santa Claus-themed jerseys.
They were totally ridiculous. In a good way.
The Wranglers announced their intention to spread holiday cheer on their website, Dec. 10. The jerseys were worn Dec. 18 and 19, then subsequently auctioned off, as is standard with these things.
The key feature of the gaudy red sweaters is a big white beard that descends from the collar down to the belly. Sound familiar? The Santa suit imitation is topped off by Wranglers logos around the belt.
Santa celebrates a goal!This is the kind of thing we've become accustomed to seeing over the years in minor league hockey and there's nothing wrong with that.
Plus, it makes for a fun post on my return.
To be fair, Puck Daddy picked up this story first. I must say I'm thrilled to see the continued uptick in jersey-related posts over there. It's cool to see our favorite nerdy subject matter on a mainstream hockey blog.
I'll do my best to get to all of the news of the past few weeks as I wade through rivers of email. In the meantime, drop me a line if you notice any glaring oversights on my part. Good to be back!
Reader Comments (10)
Awesome, nice touch for the holidays!
And thanks for coming back, Chris!
Welcome back Chris! Glad to hear that things have settled in after your move. And yes, those jerseys are horribly awesome.
Welcome back, Chris! Hope you had a great Christmas!
That is awesome Chris. hope you had a great Christmas,and keep up the good work. After reading your comment about Puck Daddy,I felt compelled to respond. Your site is original and a must-view, whereas Yahoo 'sports blogs' have turned into a TMZ style site. BIG difference. happy new year!
Good to have you back
Welcome back, Chris!
The Blue Jackets' Twitter feed indicates that the team does plan to go through with wearing their thirds tonight. It'll be quite interesting to see if they can manage their first win in six tries in that wholly disappointing getup.
Awesome,glad you feel good on a new place)
Glad to have ya back Chris. Desperate for some concept art.
Love the Santa unis. Definitely a fun holiday alternate.
I just have one question, WHERE CAN I GET THIS JERSEY!?